 Welcome to Church of the Chair, where we're scared of bushes. I'm your host, E, and today, we're talking about The Shining. If you're new around here, this series is my attempt to connect all of Stephen King's books to the King universe and the Dark Tower series. But be forewarned, if you haven't read all of Stephen King's books, you will encounter spoilers here. Beware. Today, we're talking about Stephen King's third published book, The Shining. And we're going to start with a blast from the past. Take it away. Oh, and here's a theory that I read that it was quite interesting. How about this? Jake Chambers and Danny Torrance are twinners. Eh, how about that one? What an absolute unit. What about that? Well, there's a problem with that. As this user pointed out, and I happen to agree with him. If you're a Dark Tower fan, you know the number 19 is very important. At the Overlook Hotel, there are 19 steps from the lobby to the second floor. And if you don't mind reaching a bit, room 217, we're not talking about Kubrick's version. Calm down. When you add together 2 and 17, you get 19. Now we gotta talk about Dick Holleran for a little bit. What's his dick doing? Dick Holleran shows up all throughout the King universe. He is in Doctor Sleep, as it is, of course, a sequel to The Shining, but he also shows up in It. But that's not It, because even King's family is involved with adding Dick Holleran into their own universes. Well, Tabitha, King, and Kelly Braffit, Owen King's wife, have added Dick Holleran into their books. But Tabby and Kelly are not the only ones who have added Stephen King references to their books. Joe Hill is absolutely infamous for this. The true not is mentioned in Joe Hill's book, N-O-S-4-A-2, or Nosferatu. And so is Pennywise from It. And Midworld 2. This is getting kinda ridiculous, Joe. And I'm not the only one who caught it either. And last, but certainly not least, we need to talk about Mother Abigail. In The Stand, Mother Abigail specifically references something called The Shine. And because The Stand ties in directly to The Dark Tower, I consider that a hard connect. But I do want to end on this note. All of these are fan theories. Some of it has been confirmed by King, meaning that it was intentional, while others are just me and other people having fun. So cool ya jets. But that's all the time I have today. If you would like to add some of your own theories, or maybe correct me, or add something that I missed down there in the comments, please do. But until next time, we're here.